Species names in all available languages
Language | Common name |
---|---|
Dutch | Bergkwartelduif |
English | Ruddy Quail-Dove |
English (United States) | Ruddy Quail-Dove |
French | Colombe rouviolette |
French (French Guiana) | Colombe rouviolette |
German | Bergtaube |
Haitian Creole (Haiti) | Pèdri fran |
Icelandic | Kakódúfa |
Japanese | ヤマウズラバト |
Norwegian | rustvakteldue |
Polish | błyskotek rdzawy |
Portuguese (Brazil) | pariri |
Portuguese (Portugal) | Pariri |
Russian | Рыжая перепелиная горлица |
Serbian | Riđi prepeličji golub |
Slovak | holubec behavý |
Spanish | Paloma Perdiz Común |
Spanish (Argentina) | Paloma Montera Castaña |
Spanish (Costa Rica) | Paloma-Perdiz Rojiza |
Spanish (Cuba) | Boyero |
Spanish (Dominican Republic) | Perdiz Colorada |
Spanish (Ecuador) | Paloma Perdiz Rojiza |
Spanish (Honduras) | Paloma Rojiza |
Spanish (Mexico) | Paloma Canela |
Spanish (Panama) | Paloma-Perdiz Rojiza |
Spanish (Paraguay) | Paloma montera castaña |
Spanish (Peru) | Paloma-Perdiz Rojiza |
Spanish (Puerto Rico) | Paloma Perdiz Rojiza |
Spanish (Spain) | Paloma perdiz común |
Spanish (Uruguay) | Paloma Montaraz Castaña |
Spanish (Venezuela) | Paloma Perdiz Cara Roja |
Swedish | röd vaktelduva |
Turkish | Kızıl Bıldırcın Kumrusu |
Ukrainian | Голубок бурий |
Ruddy Quail-Dove Geotrygon montana
Version: 1.0 — Published January 20, 2012
Account navigation Account navigation
Behavior
Introduction
Ruddy Quail-Doves prefer to walk much more than to fly. They walk with a slight head bob, as in most doves. If startled, they sometimes fly up to a low hanging branch to scan the area, and then retreat back to the ground to take cover in dense undercover (Skutch 1949). Since they spend most of their time on the ground, they scavenge across the forest floors to find food to eat.
Territoriality
Little information. Terborgh et al. (1990) estimated the population density as 4 pairs/100 ha at one site in southwestern Amazonia.
Sexual Behavior
Little information. Ruddy Quail-Dove is at least socially monogamous (Skutch 1949).
Social and interspecific behavior
Ruddy Quail-Dove typically is solitary, or, less frequently, in pairs.
Predation
Skutch (1949) reported an instance of nest predation; he did not witness the act of predation, but suspected a mammal, such as a tayra or an opossum.